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Peasgood's Nonsuch apple

Peasgood's Nonsuch
Highly esteemed culinary apple. Large pale yellow-green fruit, deepening to orange-yellow with short stripes of bright red and some russet patches. Good acid-sweet flavor, cooks to a froth.

Peasgood's Nonsuch apple identification images

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USDA identification images for Peasgood's Nonsuch

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

    Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

    Parents and other ancestors of this variety



    Visitor reviews

    • 10 Sep 2023 
      Huge, good for juicing, when ripe is an excellent dessert apple though too big for individual serving. Cooks to sweet fluff (no sugar needed if ripe)
    • 10 Apr 2020  UPPER HUTT, New Zealand
      We have a dozen of these on dwarf rootstock and all but one produce a heavy crop of big apples every year. Biggest to date weighed 964 gms, or a little over 2 lbs! Average is over half that. Very tasty and sweet enough to eat as an eater, but so big you need to share it with others. Lovely baked, one apple between 2 people. Dries very well in a dehydrator and we stew and freeze large volumes every year so I have some for breakfast 365 days of the year.
    • 31 Jul 2017  TAUPO, New Zealand
      We have just bought a baby Peasgood, so cant wait for it grow and produce some beautiful apples
    • 15 May 2017  BC, Canada
      We have a tree in our small orchard. It produces a large crop. This is primarily a cooking apple, and turns to a froth as it cooks. Wonderful for "baked apples". It was developed in Lincolnshire, England, by my Great-grandmother. So I feel privileged to have this tree. I have pictures of the original apples that were sent to the Royal Horticulture Soc, when the apples were first shown and named.
    • 21 Jan 2017  SOUTH CANTERBURY, New Zealand
      I live in the tiny town of Makikihi in New Zealand and have three fully Matured Trees on my property. Great crop this year, but I am allergic to Apples! Any buyers??
    • 28 May 2016  MARLNOROUGH, New Zealand
      very fresh, crisp, juicy apple. Relatively bug free and hangs on tree until late in the season. Fruit is just the right size for children, easy to espalier.
    • 19 Feb 2016  NORTH OTAGO, New Zealand
      Have just had a tree of Peasgood's Nonsuch identified in our garden. Absolutely delighted to find such an old species. Just needs pruning and hopefully that will mean better crop next season.
    • 08 Mar 2015  WEST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
      Found a tree growing in the old DVLA test centre car park three years ago and have grafted a number of rootstocks since. My wife laughed when I said it was the nicest Apple I'd ever tasted but I've lost count of the number of people who have agreed with me since.

    Tree register

    United States

    United Kingdom

    Canada

    • Ana in Prince George, BC
    • Ana in PRINCE GEORGE, BC

    Australia

    New Zealand

    Poland

    Spring blossom records for this variety

    2017 season

    • 1st October  2017  - tree owned by Maren in Bulls, New Zealand

    2013 season

    • 15th May  2013  - tree owned by Jean in Martock, United Kingdom
    • January  2013  - tree owned by Shannon in Christchurch, New Zealand

    2012 season

    • 27th September  2012  - tree owned by Eric in Dunedin, New Zealand

    2011 season

    • 15th September  2011  - tree owned by Eric in Dunedin, New Zealand
    • 17th April  2011  - tree owned by Jon in Keelby, United Kingdom
    • 17th April  2011  - tree owned by Jon in Keelby, United Kingdom

    2010 season

    • October  2010  - tree owned by Sue in Christchurch, New Zealand
    • 16th May  2010  - tree owned by Jon in Keelby, United Kingdom
    • 16th May  2010  - tree owned by Jon in Keelby, United Kingdom

    2009 season

    • October  2009  - tree owned by Sue in Christchurch, New Zealand
    • 11th April  2009  - tree owned by Paul in Exmouth, United Kingdom

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    Harvest records for this variety

    2016 season

    • March  2016  - tree owned by Maree in Ashburton, New Zealand

    2014 season

    • March  2014  - tree owned by Maree in Ashburton, New Zealand

    2013 season

    • March  2013  - tree owned by Shannon in Christchurch, New Zealand

    2012 season

    • September  2012  - tree owned by David in Clacton-On-Sea, United Kingdom
    • 3rd week February  2012  - tree owned by Sue in Christchurch, New Zealand

    2011 season

    • 4th week June  2011  - tree owned by Simon in Christchurch, New Zealand

    2009 season

    • 3rd week August  2009  - tree owned by Paul in Exmouth, United Kingdom

    Origins

    • Species: Malus domestica - Apple
    • Parentage: Catshead seedling
    • Originates from: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Introduced: 1858
    • Developed by: Mrs Peasgood
    • UK National Fruit Collection accession: 2000-075

    Identification

    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Country of origin: United Kingdom
    • Period of origin: 1850 - 1899
    • Flower colour: Pink - light
    • Leaf colour: Green
    • Popularity: Rarely grown
    • Annual cycle: Deciduous

    Using

    • Picking season: Mid
    • Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
    • Flavour quality: Very good
    • Flavour style (apples): Sharper
    • Cropping: Good
    • Food uses: Culinary
    • Food uses: Juice
    • Food uses: Traditional cooker
    • Food uses: Dual purpose
    • Picking period: mid-September
    • Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Growing

    • Gardening skill: Beginner
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Pollinating others: Average
    • Ploidy: Diploid
    • Vigour: Average vigour
    • Bearing regularity: Regular
    • Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
    • Attractive features: Attractive fruit
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile

    Climate

    • Frost resistance of blossom: Susceptible
    • Climate suitability: Temperate climates
    • Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
    • Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)

    Other qualities

    • Disease resistance: Average
    • Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance
    • Canker: Some susceptibility

    Where to buy trees

    The following tree nurseries offer Peasgood's Nonsuch apple trees for sale:


    Where to buy fresh fruit

    The following orchards grow Peasgood's Nonsuch:

    United Kingdom




    References

    • Apples of England (1948)
      Author: Taylor

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